[Bug]: failed to refresh available models

[qwlp]

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Area

apps/desktop

Steps to reproduce

1. Opened app
2. Send a prompt in either plan/chat mode
3. Gives this error: ERROR codex_core::models_manager::manager: failed to refresh available models: timeout waiting for child process to exit
4. However, the app works as intended, but some buttons are broken, like the stop button

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#431

Expected behavior

Should work without erroring out.

Actual behavior

3. Gives this error: ERROR codex_core::models_manager::manager: failed to refresh available models: timeout waiting for child process to exit

4. However, the app works as intended, but some buttons are broken, like the stop button

Impact

Major degradation or frequent failure

Version or commit

0.0.13 (2a237c2)

Environment

Arch Linux , with Codex installed and authed

Logs or stack traces

❯ grep -irn "child process to exit"
grep: userdata/state.sqlite: binary file matches
grep: userdata/state.sqlite-wal: binary file matches
userdata/logs/provider/ac3a5140-6515-4b92-b256-cac30ff2865f.log:2:[2026-03-20T14:44:51.759Z] NTIVE: {"id":"d850682e-8634-4363-8dad-6627810b2a41","kind":"error","provider":"codex","threadId":"ac3a5140-6515-4b92-b256-cac30ff2865f","createdAt":"2026-03-20T14:44:51.759Z","method":"process/stderr","message":"2026-03-20T14:44:51.758229Z ERROR codex_core::models_manager::manager: failed to refresh available models: timeout waiting for child process to exit"}
userdata/logs/provider/ac3a5140-6515-4b92-b256-cac30ff2865f.log:4:[2026-03-20T14:44:56.825Z] NTIVE: {"id":"d37e8afa-b4ec-46ca-a852-49f64c0782af","kind":"error","provider":"codex","threadId":"ac3a5140-6515-4b92-b256-cac30ff2865f","createdAt":"2026-03-20T14:44:56.824Z","method":"process/stderr","message":"2026-03-20T14:44:56.823750Z ERROR codex_core::models_manager::manager: failed to refresh available models: timeout waiting for child process to exit"}

Screenshots, recordings, or supporting files

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Workaround

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